When I left, I left walkin' wounded and made   My escape from the rain, still a prisoner of hurt   I had months worth the work   Freein' my mind of the pain      I had hours to sit alone in the dark   Listenin' to sad songs and comin' apart   Lord knows I made cryin' an art   We give a slow healing heart      Slow healing heart, dyin' to mend   It's longing for love, lonely again   When a spirit is broken and the memories start   Nothing moves slower than a slow healing heart      How I prayed for blind faith to lead me   To places where I'm not afraid   Now, I'm doing fine, both in body and mind   Some hurts take longer to fade      There's a part of my feelings ever on guard   Against looks that are tender, words that are hard   I still remember those cutting remarks   We give a slow healing heart      A slow healing heart is dying to mend   Longing for love, lonely again   When the spirit is broken and the memories start   Nothing moves slower than a slow healing heart   Nothing moves slower than a slow healing heart